World COPD Day 2024
Throughout the day, your lungs work on autopilot, taking around 25,000 breaths each day. But for the 1.4 million people in the UK who have the respiratory condition COPD, the simple act of breathing can be difficult and laboured. World COPD Day takes place on Wednesday 20th November and this...
Aroundtown Meets Kate Rusby
Christmas isn’t in full flight until Barnsley’s nightingale, Kate Rusby, starts her annual festive tour. Forget the defrosting diva, Miss Carey. With seven Christmas albums and an almost twenty-year tradition of a festive tour, it’s self-confessed holly head Kate who’s the unofficial queen of Christmas. Folk royalty since the early...
Warren Vale Colliery Explosion – 150 years on
By Joshua Daniels A dense choking fog spread over Rawmarsh in November 1874. There had been a fatal explosion at Warren Vale Colliery, the second such incident since it was sunk in 1840. It was a Friday, 20th November, and families should have been looking forward to a weekend together....
Barnsley u3a fly the flag for gardening
Members of Barnsley u3a are proud to have helped restore the historic Union Jack Garden at Wentworth Castle Gardens in Stainborough. Over the last few years, the Bu3a gardeners group have worked with the National Trust team, who are custodians of the site, to overhaul a triangular section of the...
Christmas concerts at Wentworth Church
For more traditional start to Christmas, book your tickets to the annual carol concerts at the magnificent Holy Trinity Church in Wentworth village. Decorated in all its seasonal splendour, Wentworth Church will be spreading Christmas cheer with two festive concerts this year. On Sunday 8th December, the York Waits travel...
Teenager’s art-felt donation to Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal
Making other children and families happy at Christmas has inspired a teenage girl from Rotherham to design her own range of Christmas cards. This will be the fourth Christmas that 13-year-old Charlotte Oram, from Kimberworth, has raised money for the Rotherham Christmas Toy Appeal. She started making and selling cards...
Be a food hero at FareShare Yorkshire
No one should go hungry at Christmas. But as 15 percent of households live in food insecurity, FareShare Yorkshire is gearing up for one of their busiest winter periods yet – and they’d really appreciate your help to get food out to those who need it most. As the UK’s...
Remember your shining star and support dementia services
For many people, Christmas is a time to spend with loved ones. But it can also be a time of year where our thoughts turn to those we miss who have sadly passed away. This year, Rotherham Hospital and Community Charity is inviting people in South Yorkshire to celebrate those...
Give Barnsley’s care leavers an unforgettable Christmas Day
Waking up in matching pyjamas, a festive walk in your Christmas jumpers, disputes over board games, and eating never-ending leftovers are all typical components of a family Christmas. But what does December 25th look like for care leavers? For young people who leave the care system, turkey, tinsel and traditions...
Help the homeless with HARC Sheffield
Homelessness is on nobody’s Christmas list. But as the cost of living crisis bites, and more people are forced to choose between eating, heating or keeping a roof over their heads, thousands of people in Yorkshire will spend the festive period sleeping rough, in hostels, or temporary accommodation. One Sheffield...
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